2640 stories by Corey Levitan
EDC Organizer to Renovate Las Vegas’s Most Historic Rock Music Venue
Clark County has earmarked $10 million to help Insomniac, the promoter behind the annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), renovate the former Sahara Event Center just east of the Las Vegas Strip. The former Sahara Event...
Stockman’s Casino Unveils Year-Long Remodel, Adds Sports Betting Partnership
Stockman's Casino is 57 years old, so she's allowed to have some work. Fallon's largest casino marked the completion of a year-long renovation with a Sept. 18, 2026 ribbon-cutting ceremony, capping an overhaul that reached...
Rapper 50 Cent to Debut Casino Version of Street Dice Game at G2E
Rapper 50 Cent will unveil a casino version of an underground New York street dice game at this year’s G2E, scheduled for the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas from Sept. 29–Oct. 1, 2026. The Queens-born...
Vegas Matt Movie: Indie Biopic in Development on YouTube Casino Star
Hollywood is rolling out the welcome mat for one of Las Vegas’ most popular gambling influencers. According to The Hollywood Reporter, an independent feature film is in development about Stephen Matt Morrow—known to more than...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Carrot Top is an Unfunny Prop Comic
Carrot Top’s sad headline-grabbing weekend made us realize we had yet to address probably the biggest myth of Las Vegas comedy. For anyone who watched David Letterman or listened to Howard Stern in the last...
UPDATE: Carrot Top Awake and Breathing on His Own After Suicide Attempt
UPDATE: Carrot Top (real name: Scott Thompson) remains hospitalized in Las Vegas following what is now widely being reported as a suicide attempt on Friday (Sept. 18). On Sunday afternoon (Sept. 20), a rep for...
First Look: New ‘Wizard of Oz’ Effects at Las Vegas Sphere
The Las Vegas Sphere has finally shown, not just teased, the upgrades coming to The Wizard of Oz when the refreshed production debuts next Friday (Sept. 25). Producer Ben Grossmann puts it plainly in a...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Strip’s Naked City Was Named for Sunbathing Showgirls
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on Jan. 15, 2024. In the 1960s, back when Las Vegas’ Meadows Addition neighborhood was nice, showgirls...
Cleopatra Statue Returns to Caesars Palace for More ‘Lucky’ Rubs
The golden Cleopatra figurehead that once protruded from the bow of Caesars Palace’s famed floating barge lounge has returned to public view. The restored statue now anchors a 60th-anniversary memorabilia exhibit in the Appian Way...
Las Vegas Judge Sends Hip-Hop’s Mally Mall Back to Prison for Violating Supervision Terms
Hip‑hop producer Jamal “Mally Mall” Rashid was ordered back to federal prison Thursday (Sept. 17), after a Las Vegas judge found he repeatedly violated the conditions of his supervised release. Rashid received a 17‑month sentence...